Yishuo ZHOU

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences at the Laboratoire de Géologie, École normale supérieure (ENS), PSL University, Paris.

My research focuses on earthquake and slow-earthquake physics. In particular, I investigate how the tidal sensitivity of tectonic tremor can reveal fault conditions and provide insights into earthquake and slow-slip processes.

Research

Tectonic Tremor & Tidal Triggering
Using tremor tidal sensitivity to probe fault conditions and stress evolution.

Slow Slip & Earthquake Processes
Investigating the interactions between slow fault slip, tremor, and earthquakes.

Fault Modeling & Earthquake Physics
Using numerical modeling to understand fault-slip, triggering, and earthquake processes.

Education

Ph.D. | École normale supérieure (ENS), PSL University Earth Sciences | 2024–Present | Advisors: Hideo Aochi, Harsha S. Bhat, and Alexandre Schubnel

M.Sc. | Tianjin University Civil & Hydraulic Engineering | 2021–2023 | Advisors: Kaiwen Xia and Peng Dong

B.Eng. | China University of Mining and Technology–Beijing Civil Engineering | 2017–2021 | Advisor: Zhongwen Yue

Selected Publications

Extended time delay and complex rupture behaviors of dynamically triggered earthquakes on gouge-filled fault
Yishuo Zhou, Ran Xu, Peng Dong, and Kaiwen Xia
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 679, 119853, 2026
DOI

Theoretical constraints on tidal triggering of slow earthquakes
Yishuo Zhou, Ankit Gupta, Hideo Aochi, Alexandre Schubnel, Satoshi Ide, Pierpaolo Dubernet, and Harsha S. Bhat
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2026
Under review
arXiv

Tidal sensitivity of tremors in a mixed fast and slow earthquake system in northeastern Japan
Yishuo Zhou, Hideo Aochi, Alexandre Schubnel, Satoshi Ide, and Harsha S. Bhat
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2026
Under review
arXiv